[Translation] Potato March 09 - 55 Questions
For now I'm just have Nino's done, but I'll be adding the others as I finish them.
You can find scans from this mag scanned by lady_mercury here. She doesn't have scans of the text-only pages though, so I can only translate up to question 44 for each member. A friend of mine is going to try and pick up the magazine for me, so I should have it soon to finish the rest.
Ohno / Sho / Aiba / Nino / Jun
NOTE: Apparently the different colors for each member don't display properly in Firefox. If you have IE they show up fine. I added the member's initials for less confusion.
Go Go 55 Question!
When Aiba-chan heard it would be a 55-question Q&A, he reacted with "Wow!" like an American. Having fun, Sho-kun answered "It's been a while since we've done a Q&A." Leader asked his own question, "What is my strong point?" Nino's answers were full of wit and coolness. MatsuJun took over 40 minutes of his time to answer. You can really get the feeling of the current "Arashi."
1. How are you feeling today?
O: Sleepy (lol). Last night I slept for 2 hours. I got home just after 1:00am, but I couldn't fall asleep right away.
A: Good. This morning I had ramen and a half order of fried rice (lol).
N: Terrible (lol). It's just a lack of sleep though. To feel like this during an interview, of all times...Nah, it's better to just write "terrible" (lol).
M: So-so.
2. What's an important point of your outfit today?
O: A black long-sleeved t-shirt with a jacket.
A: I went outside in a t-shirt and a leather jacket but it was so cold, so I went back inside and put on a parka underneath before coming. [TN:...I'm having a hard time picturing this outfit, but what's coming up is pretty rediculous.]
N: I just put on the clothes that were nearby.
M: Today's forecast was so cold that snow fell, so I came wearing down.
3. What is the most recent thing you bought?
O: The ramen I just ate. With toppings added, it was about 1,000yen.
A: Ramen and Otsuichi-san's book.
N: Manga.
M: I didn't have the coins to pay for parking, so I bought some gum to make change.
4. What did you have for dinner last night?
O: Ramen, mushroom and egg, and stir fried pork.
A: I went to eat yakitori with my parents.
N: A western-style multi-course meal. I was invited (lol).
M: I made beef and vegetable shabu shabu in some soup and ate it with sesame sauce.
5. What's your favorite food?
O: Ramen. All I keep talking about is ramen (lol).
A: Spicy food.
N: Cheap food.
M: Pork. I look at the price and the quantity when I buy it. If it's 500 yen for 200 grams, that's average right? (lol).
6. What's your favorite drink?
O: Oolong Tea.
A: Coffee. I usually have it black, but if I go to a coffee shop I'll order cappuccino sometimes.
N: I like everything. The only drink I hate is medicine.
M: Pepsi Nex! [The drink he does commercials for]
7. Do you prefer rice? Bread? Pasta?
O: Lately I've been getting takeout at the studio, so there's been a lot of donburi-style rice.
A: It's got to be rice! I have it once a day.
N: Rice.
M: All of them. I love carbohydrates, so if I'm eating carbohydrates without thinking about my health or anything, I could even eat nothing but carbohydrates (lol). But lately I've been holding back.
8. Do you eat your sunny-side up eggs with soy sauce? Sauce?[1]
O: Soy sauce. Everyone in my family prefers soy sauce.
A: I don't have a preference. I just go with the flavoring that comes on it.[8]
N: Soy sauce. It's always been like that.
M: Ketchup.
9. Do you like your curry sweet? Medium? Spicy?
O: The level of spicyness where when I eat it, my lips go aaaaah!
A: Vermont Curry's medium spicy! I've had a lot of curry at my house.
N: Medium. I think people who like super spicy curry aren't enjoying the taste of curry, they're just tasting the spiciness!
M: Lately, I've become able to enjoy eating spicy curry. I get really sweaty eating it.
10. What's your specialty dish?
O: Ankake fried rice with lots of vegetables[6]
A: Since I cooked for our TV show, I can make anything if I look at a cookbook. Now that I say that, when I used to hear the word "teaspoon"[9] I used to think "but each house has different sized spoons." (lol)
N: Soup de Okoge (lol).[3]
M: Vegetable soup. I thought soup would be a good way to eat a lot of vegetables, so I bought a pressure cooker and make soup.
11. What's your favorite color?
O: The kind of blue that has green mixed in.
A: Lately I like flashy colors. Like orange and green.
N: Blue. I don't like it as a color to wear, I like to look at the blue sky or blue things.
M: White, blue, grey.
12. What's your strong point?
O: I don't really get mad.
A: I'm energetic. [genki]
N: He has ability to stay focused, that guy is amazing! Plus he's durable.
M: People say I'm a "nice young man." (lol)
13. What's your weak point?
O: I'm lazy.
A: You could also say that my flaw is that I'm too energetic (lol). Also, the night before I do something I'm looking forward to I can't sleep, and then I fall asleep during golf!
N: My weak point and strong point are kind of one and the same, I concentrate too much on the things I like.
M: I'm impatient.
14. What's your hobby?
O: Drawing, photography, clay [sculpting], fishing. But lately drawing and clay [sculpting] are becoming like work (lol). Also, watching the fishing channel.
A: Baseball, golf, [watching] movies.
N: It's still magic and video games.
M: Enjoying the various functions on my cell phone.
15. What's your favorite phrase?
O: "Alright, that's enough."[7] (lol) I kind of end up saying it when I get tired.
A: The "This is the best!"[10] that comes out when you're having fun.
N: A phrase...what is it, I wonder? I think it's "What is it" (lol)[4]
M: Before saying something, I add in "Nanka"[12]. I say it a lot, don't I.
16. What color are the curtains in your room?
O: My curtains and bed are both coordinated shades of blue, but it doesn't really feel like a "blue room."
A: Brown.
N: Dark blue.
M: They're a normal color.
17. What is the best part of the design of your room?
O: One wall is all a storage rack, and in the middle there's a big TV.
A: A small massage chair.
N: Nothing. I have guitars and stuff in there, but they're not decorations because I actually use them.
M: Blue-ray! It's super clear! It's so fun watching [movies on it]. Plus it's "1 terabye" (high capacity)! "1 terabye!" (lol)
18. What's the waiting screen on your cell phone look like?
O: A picture of my friend's thumb (lol). That person's joint is really huge so I took a picture.
A: A clock.
N: A farm. It's a scenery shot I took at one of the "Odoroki no Arashi" locations.
M: I change it often. Before this one, it was a photograph of a flower taken by Ninagawa Mika-san, who shot our calendar for us.
19. Do you have a strap on your cell phone?
O: A horse mackeral strap. If you pull on the string the mackeral opens up.
A: I don't have one. I used to have my house keys attached to my cell phone, but I realized if I lost my phone it would be a double punch, so I took them off (lol).
N: A game character. It was an extra that came with a game I bought.
M: No.
20. How long do you spend bathing on average?
O: About 10 minutes.
A: 30 minutes. Lately it's been cold so I've been staying in the bath [longer].
N: On average, 15 minutes.
M: 20 minutes.
21. Where do you wash first when you get in the bath?
O: My head.
A: While I'm soaking in the bath, I brush my teeth.
N: My head. Since I shampoo [my hair].
M: I wash my hair first. There's no point in washing your hair after you've washed the rest of your body.[13]
22. What is your favorite bath salt?[2]
O: I don't get in the bath, so I don't use it.
A: I don't use any.
N: I don't use any. If someone gives me some, I'll use it.
M: I don't have one.
23. What is your favorite bath temperature?
O: I like it cooler.
A: I like it almost burning hot.
N: Hot...I guess?
M: 41 degrees [celcius].
24. Do you do any kind of skin care?
O: After work I wash my face and put on lotion. Also when I get sunburned and my skin gets dry, I put on moisturizing cream.
A: I just put on lotion after I wash my face.
N: I don't.
M: I just use lotion.
25. What do you wear to bed?
O: A long sleeve t-shirt, and the bottoms are some kind of pants I'm not sure how to describe (lol).
A: Sweats, or a t-shirt and shorts.
N: Pajamas. (Next to him, Sho-kun laughs "You have pajamas? You're like a dad.") Yeah, there are even pockets on the outside. What are you supposed to use those for? (lol).
M: Sweats, t-shirts, whatever's appropriate.
26. How do you wake up in the morning?
O: I wake up spontaneously, or my family wakes me up...
A: The sun! Hahahaha.
N: An alarm clock, just one.
M: My cell phone alarm.
27. What do you do when you can't fall asleep?
O: I turn off the lights and enjoy becoming "nothing" in my pitch black room (lol).
A: If you can't fall asleep, it can't be helped. In the end, I turn on the TV.
N: I usually play video games.
M: Nothing. Three minutes after I think "I can't sleep..." I'm asleep. (lol)
28. What do your family members call you?
O: "Satoshi"
A: My parents call me "Masa" and my brother calls me "Nii" [Brother].
N: "Kazu."
M: "Jun." My sister sometimes calls me "MatsuJun." (lol)
29. In the future, what do you want to be called by your child?
O: "Satoshi."
A: "Papa", or anything's fine.
N: Anything is fine, whatever they want to call me. Even "Kazu" is fine. (Making his second appearance, Sho-kun says "What about 'Nino'?") If they're going to say use that, I'd be like "That's you too."[5] (lol).
M: If it's around the house, "Jun" sounds good...but if they called me "MatsuJun" I'd kick their ass (lol).
30. In the future, how many children do you want?
O: One boy and one girl.
A: One girl and two boys.
N: It doesn't matter, if I had a bunch I'd be like "Get over here." (lol)
M: My own family has one boy and one girl, so that image is strong for me.
31. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
O: A baker, a manga artist, an illustrator.
A: At first I wanted to be professional baseball player, wrestler, or soccer player. The last one was a chinese restaurant owner.
N: A policeman. But when I was in my 6th year of elementary school, I was scolded over some minor thing so I gave up on becoming a policeman (lol).
M: A professional athelete.
32. What monomane (impersonation) are you best at?
O: The staff and my friends, the way my family walks.
A: Nello from "A Dog of Flanders" and John Kabira.
N: Jaiko.
M: None.
33. What is your method of stress reduction?
O: Fishing.
A: Going for a walk. If I wander around outside, my mood changes.
N: Going to sell my games. Kind of like "Thanks for everything."
M: Eating something tasty with some of my good guy friends.
34. Are you the type to use emoji in your text messages?
O: Exclaimation points.
A: I don't really use them.
N: It depends on the content of the message, so sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.
M: They have a specific function, so if you don't use them it's a waste. I use them on a case by case basis.
35. About how many books do you read a month?
O: About 3-4 fishing magazines a month.
A: The amount I read is irregular, so it varies.
N: Including manga, 4-5.
M: Right now I'm working on reading 2 or 3 at the same time. I want to finish reading two of them with a month.
36. Is there anything that you collect?
O: Not really.
A: Nothing.
N: Not really.
M: Lately, pictures. I take a bunch of them with my digital camera and then print them.
37. What is something that you always end up buying a bunch of at the convenience store?
O: Burritos. I'm always eating these during concert rehearsals.
A: Travel magazines.
N: I don't buy anything other than what I set out to buy.
M: Pepsi Nex (lol).
38. Are you a romanticst?
O: I have day-dreams and fantasties, but I don't think I'm a romanticist.
A: I think I am, but I wonder if that's true?
N: I'm a romanticst.
M: People say I am.
39. If your lover cheated on you, would you forgive them?
O: I wonder if I would...I don't really know.
A: It would depend on the circumstances, wouldn't it? (lol).
N: I think I would, maybe.
M: [I'd decide] on a case by case basis.
40. Are you the type that wants to be spoiled by your lover? The type that wants to spoil them?
O: I'm both (lol).
A: [We'd decide] day to day (lol).
N: Either one.
M: Why do I have to answer something like that!? (lol)
41. What's a role that you'd like to play in your next drama or play?
O: There's none right now.
A: A villian.
N: I haven't thought about it.
M: I don't think I could do it, but "Kagami Jishi [Mirrored Lions]" (Kabuki dance).[14]
42. Which is hardest, singing, acting, or variety tv?
O: They're all hard, aren't they.
A: They're all hard, there's nothing easy about any of it.
N: It's singing, isn't it. Because it's the most abstract.
M: They're all hard. Work shouldn't be taken lightly.
43. Who do you think is your rival?
O: Myself. This is something I can never win, and I've never really won.
A: Myself.
N: I don't have one.
M: Myself.
44. If you could be one of the other members for a day, who would it be?
O: MatsuJun. I want to know why he notices even the smallest things.
A: I would become MatsuJun, and step out of the bath in a haori[11] (he pretends to hold a glass in his hand), and spin around. What if I had a siamese cat or something too? (lol)
N: Jun-kun. He's the most mysterious of us, so I'd become Jun-kun and know what his personal life was like.
M: Leader! I want to go crazy at the "Uta no Onii-san" set (lol).
45. In one word, how would you describe Ohno Satoshi as a person?
O: Adequate (lol). I rehearse like I'm supposed to, but sometimes I think "It's okay if it's not perfect." I'm not satisfied with just adequate for my [art]work though.
A: Sleep Deprivation-kun. When he's really into his [art]work and other hobbies, he can work without getting sleep. I feel like that's amazing.
S: A weird person. Like he has his own time that passes just for him. Maybe there's "Satoshi Time" (lol). I think he spends the passing time leasurely.
N: He's the leader. No doubt about it, he's the leader. Well, we decided on a TV show "That guy is the leader" though. (lol)
M: A willow. Flexibly taking (things) in stride, a willow is actually strong isn't it. That kind of image came to mind.
46. What kind of girl suits Ohno Satoshi?
O: Someone just like me. Or someone who will let me be as I am. A tiresome person is no good. ...Maybe there's nobody out there like that, right? (lol)
S: I recommend a girl that can take control. If she can't, it seems like he'd have no problem not leaving the house for a week (lol). Let's be assertive and speak up! [TN: Sho sounds kind of like an ass here XD]
A: It seems like there'd be no need to take special care around Leader, I think if you just have a normal, relaxed connection with him that's fine. It's the same for both men and women [15].
N: Eeeh~ I don't know. Even if you say a person that suits Leader...It's best to ask Leader, isn't it! (lol)
M: Lately he's been tired, so someone who has a relaxing effect would be a good person right? He's still really busy with the drama, but I'll make him work hard (lol).
47. In one word, how would you describe Aiba Masaki?
O: Miracle! Even if Aiba-chan is in a pinch, something always happens. Like [help] just kind of falls from above (lol).
S: Cheerful! Aiba-chan is a person like the sun, he has the ability to brighten the atmosphere around him. I think that's an amazing charm.
A: A weed. Because I grew rapidly, free and uncontrolled. I don't mean it strongly like "even if I'm stepped on I don't get discouraged." If I'm stepped on I won't sprout back up again (lol).
N: He's generally a cheerful and fun person. Of course at work, or even when I meet up with him for baseball or something, his spirits never change.
M: For better or for worse, he's an idiot isn't he (lol). Whether he's thinking or not thinking about something, it's amazing how he doesn't show it; he just presents his idiot-character.
48. What kind of girl suits Aiba Masaki?
O: Someone who's the opposite and not a miracle (lol). It seems like things would get crazy if they were both miracles. Also, someone who won't stop Aiba-chan doing what he does.
S: It has to be someone who's cheerful like Aiba-chan. I'd like to sit next to that "Aiba Couple" and watch them. I feel like I could drink sake [while watching them] (lol).
A: I really just like people, so I think any type of person would be fine. If you really want me to be specific, a person who's not too aggressive woud be good.
N: I said this is a hard question! ....Aiba-chan can get along with anyone, right? I really can't think of what kind of person would suit him.
M: Someone who can go along with Aiba-chan's [high] spirits, someone who moves at the same tempo would suit him, I think.
49. In one word, how would you describe Ninomiya Kazunari as a person?
O: Enthusiastic. The type to get really into stuff. Whether it's magic or games, I think he's amazing. I'm the same way, so I can understand it.
S: He thinks fast. When we're doing variety that's what I think. Also he's really skilled, no matter what he does he's always above average!
A: Domestic product! Hehehe. Like no matter what country he's in, he's a domestic product, or I have this image that he's a pure, efficient product...I applied that [metaphor] to Nino! [17]
N: Quick-thinking, sharp at tsukkomi[16]. A good actor...is what was written somewhere (lol). They also say I'm Quick-witted and have good reflexes (lol).
M: Surveillance camera. I think he watches everything closely, and thinks about various things. Also, he's actually a really shy person.
50. What kind of girl suits Ninomiya Kazunari?
O: Someone who doesn't mind doing magic with him. If she became better than him at magic that would be a shock, wouldn't it (lol). Actually, I think he'd get along well with any type of person.
S: Nino could go out with any type of person, couldn't he? I can imagine him in a couple with someone who's like him, and I can also imagine him with someone who's the opposite.
A: I don't think he needs really difficult conditions. Wouldn't any type of person be fine? Nino can get along with anyone.
N: If they like me, and I like them, that's fine. I don't have conditions. After you start going out, I think things will fall into place...
M: Someone who's diplomatic would be suit him, right? Maybe he wouldn't get along well with someone who was really frank.
51. In one word, how would you describe Matsumoto Jun?
O: If I had to describe him in one word, I think it'd be "earnest." He notices things that no one else notices, and I think he's a perfectionist.
S: Something like "Matsumoto-san" (lol). He's earnest, isn't he. That modesty is needed in Arashi, isn't it. Even with this many [Blood] Type-A's around, I'm impressed that I think "He's so Type A-ish." (lol).[18]
A: It's gotta be "flashy," right? (lol). His face is of course like that, and he's got some flashy aspects to him on the inside too, I think.
N: Well, first of all, I can't say anything other than he's earnest. You can sum him up in that one word right?
M: As the oldest boy of the Matsumoto family, I'm "a good young man." (lol). When people call me a "a good young man" it has an impact on me, so I remember it. I don't think of myself as earnest.
52. What kind of girl suits Matsumoto Jun?
53. In one word, how would you describe Sakurai Sho?
54. What kind of girl suits Sakurai Sho?
55. What makes you feel glad you ended up in Arashi?
1 - In Japanese, when you say "sauce" in katakana, you're referring to a specific type of sauce that's just called...sauce. It's thick and kind of tangy-sweet.
2 - This isn't as gay as it sounds. Most Japanese put some kind of addative in the bath, either for scent or for skin care. It's not like a spa treatment XD
3 - The soup he does the commercials for.
4 - In Japanese, "Nan darou"
5 - As in "You're also a Ninomiya." (Thanks hidekodahlia for catching my mistake!)
6 - Ankake is a thick startchy sauce.
7 - In Japanese, "Mou, ii yo"
8 - As in if he orders it from a restaurant or buys it at a convenience store.
9 - In Japanese, the word for "teaspoon" is literally "small spoon."
10 - In Japanese, "Saikou!"
11 - Haori
12 - This is sort of similar to saying "like", "um", or "kind of/sort of" in English. It doesn't have any real meaning, it just buys time in a sentence.
13 - He means that if you wash your hair after your body is already clean, you'll get dirty shampoo water on your clean body.
14 - This is the name of a famous Kabuki play.
15 - Aiba isn't implying that Ohno swings both ways, just that to get along with Ohno whether you're a man or a woman, the same things are true.
16 - In Japanese comedy, the person that's "tsukkomi" is the one that is sharp-witted and makes fun of the "boke," who plays the dumb or silly guy.
17 - Aiba is...not very bright ^^;; He's trying to use a metaphor about domestic products to talk about Nino. I THINK what he's getting at is that no matter what country Nino is in, he's always very Japanese, that he's genuine, and that he's hard working.
18 - Japanese people believe that people with blood type A are really serious and neat freaks. Everyone in Arashi is type A (save for Aiba who's AB), so Sho means that Jun is even more serious than everyone else.
You can find scans from this mag scanned by lady_mercury here. She doesn't have scans of the text-only pages though, so I can only translate up to question 44 for each member. A friend of mine is going to try and pick up the magazine for me, so I should have it soon to finish the rest.
Ohno / Sho / Aiba / Nino / Jun
NOTE: Apparently the different colors for each member don't display properly in Firefox. If you have IE they show up fine. I added the member's initials for less confusion.
Go Go 55 Question!
When Aiba-chan heard it would be a 55-question Q&A, he reacted with "Wow!" like an American. Having fun, Sho-kun answered "It's been a while since we've done a Q&A." Leader asked his own question, "What is my strong point?" Nino's answers were full of wit and coolness. MatsuJun took over 40 minutes of his time to answer. You can really get the feeling of the current "Arashi."
1. How are you feeling today?
O: Sleepy (lol). Last night I slept for 2 hours. I got home just after 1:00am, but I couldn't fall asleep right away.
A: Good. This morning I had ramen and a half order of fried rice (lol).
N: Terrible (lol). It's just a lack of sleep though. To feel like this during an interview, of all times...Nah, it's better to just write "terrible" (lol).
M: So-so.
2. What's an important point of your outfit today?
O: A black long-sleeved t-shirt with a jacket.
A: I went outside in a t-shirt and a leather jacket but it was so cold, so I went back inside and put on a parka underneath before coming. [TN:...I'm having a hard time picturing this outfit, but what's coming up is pretty rediculous.]
N: I just put on the clothes that were nearby.
M: Today's forecast was so cold that snow fell, so I came wearing down.
3. What is the most recent thing you bought?
O: The ramen I just ate. With toppings added, it was about 1,000yen.
A: Ramen and Otsuichi-san's book.
N: Manga.
M: I didn't have the coins to pay for parking, so I bought some gum to make change.
4. What did you have for dinner last night?
O: Ramen, mushroom and egg, and stir fried pork.
A: I went to eat yakitori with my parents.
N: A western-style multi-course meal. I was invited (lol).
M: I made beef and vegetable shabu shabu in some soup and ate it with sesame sauce.
5. What's your favorite food?
O: Ramen. All I keep talking about is ramen (lol).
A: Spicy food.
N: Cheap food.
M: Pork. I look at the price and the quantity when I buy it. If it's 500 yen for 200 grams, that's average right? (lol).
6. What's your favorite drink?
O: Oolong Tea.
A: Coffee. I usually have it black, but if I go to a coffee shop I'll order cappuccino sometimes.
N: I like everything. The only drink I hate is medicine.
M: Pepsi Nex! [The drink he does commercials for]
7. Do you prefer rice? Bread? Pasta?
O: Lately I've been getting takeout at the studio, so there's been a lot of donburi-style rice.
A: It's got to be rice! I have it once a day.
N: Rice.
M: All of them. I love carbohydrates, so if I'm eating carbohydrates without thinking about my health or anything, I could even eat nothing but carbohydrates (lol). But lately I've been holding back.
8. Do you eat your sunny-side up eggs with soy sauce? Sauce?[1]
O: Soy sauce. Everyone in my family prefers soy sauce.
A: I don't have a preference. I just go with the flavoring that comes on it.[8]
N: Soy sauce. It's always been like that.
M: Ketchup.
9. Do you like your curry sweet? Medium? Spicy?
O: The level of spicyness where when I eat it, my lips go aaaaah!
A: Vermont Curry's medium spicy! I've had a lot of curry at my house.
N: Medium. I think people who like super spicy curry aren't enjoying the taste of curry, they're just tasting the spiciness!
M: Lately, I've become able to enjoy eating spicy curry. I get really sweaty eating it.
10. What's your specialty dish?
O: Ankake fried rice with lots of vegetables[6]
A: Since I cooked for our TV show, I can make anything if I look at a cookbook. Now that I say that, when I used to hear the word "teaspoon"[9] I used to think "but each house has different sized spoons." (lol)
N: Soup de Okoge (lol).[3]
M: Vegetable soup. I thought soup would be a good way to eat a lot of vegetables, so I bought a pressure cooker and make soup.
11. What's your favorite color?
O: The kind of blue that has green mixed in.
A: Lately I like flashy colors. Like orange and green.
N: Blue. I don't like it as a color to wear, I like to look at the blue sky or blue things.
M: White, blue, grey.
12. What's your strong point?
O: I don't really get mad.
A: I'm energetic. [genki]
N: He has ability to stay focused, that guy is amazing! Plus he's durable.
M: People say I'm a "nice young man." (lol)
13. What's your weak point?
O: I'm lazy.
A: You could also say that my flaw is that I'm too energetic (lol). Also, the night before I do something I'm looking forward to I can't sleep, and then I fall asleep during golf!
N: My weak point and strong point are kind of one and the same, I concentrate too much on the things I like.
M: I'm impatient.
14. What's your hobby?
O: Drawing, photography, clay [sculpting], fishing. But lately drawing and clay [sculpting] are becoming like work (lol). Also, watching the fishing channel.
A: Baseball, golf, [watching] movies.
N: It's still magic and video games.
M: Enjoying the various functions on my cell phone.
15. What's your favorite phrase?
O: "Alright, that's enough."[7] (lol) I kind of end up saying it when I get tired.
A: The "This is the best!"[10] that comes out when you're having fun.
N: A phrase...what is it, I wonder? I think it's "What is it" (lol)[4]
M: Before saying something, I add in "Nanka"[12]. I say it a lot, don't I.
16. What color are the curtains in your room?
O: My curtains and bed are both coordinated shades of blue, but it doesn't really feel like a "blue room."
A: Brown.
N: Dark blue.
M: They're a normal color.
17. What is the best part of the design of your room?
O: One wall is all a storage rack, and in the middle there's a big TV.
A: A small massage chair.
N: Nothing. I have guitars and stuff in there, but they're not decorations because I actually use them.
M: Blue-ray! It's super clear! It's so fun watching [movies on it]. Plus it's "1 terabye" (high capacity)! "1 terabye!" (lol)
18. What's the waiting screen on your cell phone look like?
O: A picture of my friend's thumb (lol). That person's joint is really huge so I took a picture.
A: A clock.
N: A farm. It's a scenery shot I took at one of the "Odoroki no Arashi" locations.
M: I change it often. Before this one, it was a photograph of a flower taken by Ninagawa Mika-san, who shot our calendar for us.
19. Do you have a strap on your cell phone?
O: A horse mackeral strap. If you pull on the string the mackeral opens up.
A: I don't have one. I used to have my house keys attached to my cell phone, but I realized if I lost my phone it would be a double punch, so I took them off (lol).
N: A game character. It was an extra that came with a game I bought.
M: No.
20. How long do you spend bathing on average?
O: About 10 minutes.
A: 30 minutes. Lately it's been cold so I've been staying in the bath [longer].
N: On average, 15 minutes.
M: 20 minutes.
21. Where do you wash first when you get in the bath?
O: My head.
A: While I'm soaking in the bath, I brush my teeth.
N: My head. Since I shampoo [my hair].
M: I wash my hair first. There's no point in washing your hair after you've washed the rest of your body.[13]
22. What is your favorite bath salt?[2]
O: I don't get in the bath, so I don't use it.
A: I don't use any.
N: I don't use any. If someone gives me some, I'll use it.
M: I don't have one.
23. What is your favorite bath temperature?
O: I like it cooler.
A: I like it almost burning hot.
N: Hot...I guess?
M: 41 degrees [celcius].
24. Do you do any kind of skin care?
O: After work I wash my face and put on lotion. Also when I get sunburned and my skin gets dry, I put on moisturizing cream.
A: I just put on lotion after I wash my face.
N: I don't.
M: I just use lotion.
25. What do you wear to bed?
O: A long sleeve t-shirt, and the bottoms are some kind of pants I'm not sure how to describe (lol).
A: Sweats, or a t-shirt and shorts.
N: Pajamas. (Next to him, Sho-kun laughs "You have pajamas? You're like a dad.") Yeah, there are even pockets on the outside. What are you supposed to use those for? (lol).
M: Sweats, t-shirts, whatever's appropriate.
26. How do you wake up in the morning?
O: I wake up spontaneously, or my family wakes me up...
A: The sun! Hahahaha.
N: An alarm clock, just one.
M: My cell phone alarm.
27. What do you do when you can't fall asleep?
O: I turn off the lights and enjoy becoming "nothing" in my pitch black room (lol).
A: If you can't fall asleep, it can't be helped. In the end, I turn on the TV.
N: I usually play video games.
M: Nothing. Three minutes after I think "I can't sleep..." I'm asleep. (lol)
28. What do your family members call you?
O: "Satoshi"
A: My parents call me "Masa" and my brother calls me "Nii" [Brother].
N: "Kazu."
M: "Jun." My sister sometimes calls me "MatsuJun." (lol)
29. In the future, what do you want to be called by your child?
O: "Satoshi."
A: "Papa", or anything's fine.
N: Anything is fine, whatever they want to call me. Even "Kazu" is fine. (Making his second appearance, Sho-kun says "What about 'Nino'?") If they're going to say use that, I'd be like "That's you too."[5] (lol).
M: If it's around the house, "Jun" sounds good...but if they called me "MatsuJun" I'd kick their ass (lol).
30. In the future, how many children do you want?
O: One boy and one girl.
A: One girl and two boys.
N: It doesn't matter, if I had a bunch I'd be like "Get over here." (lol)
M: My own family has one boy and one girl, so that image is strong for me.
31. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
O: A baker, a manga artist, an illustrator.
A: At first I wanted to be professional baseball player, wrestler, or soccer player. The last one was a chinese restaurant owner.
N: A policeman. But when I was in my 6th year of elementary school, I was scolded over some minor thing so I gave up on becoming a policeman (lol).
M: A professional athelete.
32. What monomane (impersonation) are you best at?
O: The staff and my friends, the way my family walks.
A: Nello from "A Dog of Flanders" and John Kabira.
N: Jaiko.
M: None.
33. What is your method of stress reduction?
O: Fishing.
A: Going for a walk. If I wander around outside, my mood changes.
N: Going to sell my games. Kind of like "Thanks for everything."
M: Eating something tasty with some of my good guy friends.
34. Are you the type to use emoji in your text messages?
O: Exclaimation points.
A: I don't really use them.
N: It depends on the content of the message, so sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.
M: They have a specific function, so if you don't use them it's a waste. I use them on a case by case basis.
35. About how many books do you read a month?
O: About 3-4 fishing magazines a month.
A: The amount I read is irregular, so it varies.
N: Including manga, 4-5.
M: Right now I'm working on reading 2 or 3 at the same time. I want to finish reading two of them with a month.
36. Is there anything that you collect?
O: Not really.
A: Nothing.
N: Not really.
M: Lately, pictures. I take a bunch of them with my digital camera and then print them.
37. What is something that you always end up buying a bunch of at the convenience store?
O: Burritos. I'm always eating these during concert rehearsals.
A: Travel magazines.
N: I don't buy anything other than what I set out to buy.
M: Pepsi Nex (lol).
38. Are you a romanticst?
O: I have day-dreams and fantasties, but I don't think I'm a romanticist.
A: I think I am, but I wonder if that's true?
N: I'm a romanticst.
M: People say I am.
39. If your lover cheated on you, would you forgive them?
O: I wonder if I would...I don't really know.
A: It would depend on the circumstances, wouldn't it? (lol).
N: I think I would, maybe.
M: [I'd decide] on a case by case basis.
40. Are you the type that wants to be spoiled by your lover? The type that wants to spoil them?
O: I'm both (lol).
A: [We'd decide] day to day (lol).
N: Either one.
M: Why do I have to answer something like that!? (lol)
41. What's a role that you'd like to play in your next drama or play?
O: There's none right now.
A: A villian.
N: I haven't thought about it.
M: I don't think I could do it, but "Kagami Jishi [Mirrored Lions]" (Kabuki dance).[14]
42. Which is hardest, singing, acting, or variety tv?
O: They're all hard, aren't they.
A: They're all hard, there's nothing easy about any of it.
N: It's singing, isn't it. Because it's the most abstract.
M: They're all hard. Work shouldn't be taken lightly.
43. Who do you think is your rival?
O: Myself. This is something I can never win, and I've never really won.
A: Myself.
N: I don't have one.
M: Myself.
44. If you could be one of the other members for a day, who would it be?
O: MatsuJun. I want to know why he notices even the smallest things.
A: I would become MatsuJun, and step out of the bath in a haori[11] (he pretends to hold a glass in his hand), and spin around. What if I had a siamese cat or something too? (lol)
N: Jun-kun. He's the most mysterious of us, so I'd become Jun-kun and know what his personal life was like.
M: Leader! I want to go crazy at the "Uta no Onii-san" set (lol).
45. In one word, how would you describe Ohno Satoshi as a person?
O: Adequate (lol). I rehearse like I'm supposed to, but sometimes I think "It's okay if it's not perfect." I'm not satisfied with just adequate for my [art]work though.
A: Sleep Deprivation-kun. When he's really into his [art]work and other hobbies, he can work without getting sleep. I feel like that's amazing.
S: A weird person. Like he has his own time that passes just for him. Maybe there's "Satoshi Time" (lol). I think he spends the passing time leasurely.
N: He's the leader. No doubt about it, he's the leader. Well, we decided on a TV show "That guy is the leader" though. (lol)
M: A willow. Flexibly taking (things) in stride, a willow is actually strong isn't it. That kind of image came to mind.
46. What kind of girl suits Ohno Satoshi?
O: Someone just like me. Or someone who will let me be as I am. A tiresome person is no good. ...Maybe there's nobody out there like that, right? (lol)
S: I recommend a girl that can take control. If she can't, it seems like he'd have no problem not leaving the house for a week (lol). Let's be assertive and speak up! [TN: Sho sounds kind of like an ass here XD]
A: It seems like there'd be no need to take special care around Leader, I think if you just have a normal, relaxed connection with him that's fine. It's the same for both men and women [15].
N: Eeeh~ I don't know. Even if you say a person that suits Leader...It's best to ask Leader, isn't it! (lol)
M: Lately he's been tired, so someone who has a relaxing effect would be a good person right? He's still really busy with the drama, but I'll make him work hard (lol).
47. In one word, how would you describe Aiba Masaki?
O: Miracle! Even if Aiba-chan is in a pinch, something always happens. Like [help] just kind of falls from above (lol).
S: Cheerful! Aiba-chan is a person like the sun, he has the ability to brighten the atmosphere around him. I think that's an amazing charm.
A: A weed. Because I grew rapidly, free and uncontrolled. I don't mean it strongly like "even if I'm stepped on I don't get discouraged." If I'm stepped on I won't sprout back up again (lol).
N: He's generally a cheerful and fun person. Of course at work, or even when I meet up with him for baseball or something, his spirits never change.
M: For better or for worse, he's an idiot isn't he (lol). Whether he's thinking or not thinking about something, it's amazing how he doesn't show it; he just presents his idiot-character.
48. What kind of girl suits Aiba Masaki?
O: Someone who's the opposite and not a miracle (lol). It seems like things would get crazy if they were both miracles. Also, someone who won't stop Aiba-chan doing what he does.
S: It has to be someone who's cheerful like Aiba-chan. I'd like to sit next to that "Aiba Couple" and watch them. I feel like I could drink sake [while watching them] (lol).
A: I really just like people, so I think any type of person would be fine. If you really want me to be specific, a person who's not too aggressive woud be good.
N: I said this is a hard question! ....Aiba-chan can get along with anyone, right? I really can't think of what kind of person would suit him.
M: Someone who can go along with Aiba-chan's [high] spirits, someone who moves at the same tempo would suit him, I think.
49. In one word, how would you describe Ninomiya Kazunari as a person?
O: Enthusiastic. The type to get really into stuff. Whether it's magic or games, I think he's amazing. I'm the same way, so I can understand it.
S: He thinks fast. When we're doing variety that's what I think. Also he's really skilled, no matter what he does he's always above average!
A: Domestic product! Hehehe. Like no matter what country he's in, he's a domestic product, or I have this image that he's a pure, efficient product...I applied that [metaphor] to Nino! [17]
N: Quick-thinking, sharp at tsukkomi[16]. A good actor...is what was written somewhere (lol). They also say I'm Quick-witted and have good reflexes (lol).
M: Surveillance camera. I think he watches everything closely, and thinks about various things. Also, he's actually a really shy person.
50. What kind of girl suits Ninomiya Kazunari?
O: Someone who doesn't mind doing magic with him. If she became better than him at magic that would be a shock, wouldn't it (lol). Actually, I think he'd get along well with any type of person.
S: Nino could go out with any type of person, couldn't he? I can imagine him in a couple with someone who's like him, and I can also imagine him with someone who's the opposite.
A: I don't think he needs really difficult conditions. Wouldn't any type of person be fine? Nino can get along with anyone.
N: If they like me, and I like them, that's fine. I don't have conditions. After you start going out, I think things will fall into place...
M: Someone who's diplomatic would be suit him, right? Maybe he wouldn't get along well with someone who was really frank.
51. In one word, how would you describe Matsumoto Jun?
O: If I had to describe him in one word, I think it'd be "earnest." He notices things that no one else notices, and I think he's a perfectionist.
S: Something like "Matsumoto-san" (lol). He's earnest, isn't he. That modesty is needed in Arashi, isn't it. Even with this many [Blood] Type-A's around, I'm impressed that I think "He's so Type A-ish." (lol).[18]
A: It's gotta be "flashy," right? (lol). His face is of course like that, and he's got some flashy aspects to him on the inside too, I think.
N: Well, first of all, I can't say anything other than he's earnest. You can sum him up in that one word right?
M: As the oldest boy of the Matsumoto family, I'm "a good young man." (lol). When people call me a "a good young man" it has an impact on me, so I remember it. I don't think of myself as earnest.
52. What kind of girl suits Matsumoto Jun?
53. In one word, how would you describe Sakurai Sho?
54. What kind of girl suits Sakurai Sho?
55. What makes you feel glad you ended up in Arashi?
1 - In Japanese, when you say "sauce" in katakana, you're referring to a specific type of sauce that's just called...sauce. It's thick and kind of tangy-sweet.
2 - This isn't as gay as it sounds. Most Japanese put some kind of addative in the bath, either for scent or for skin care. It's not like a spa treatment XD
3 - The soup he does the commercials for.
4 - In Japanese, "Nan darou"
5 - As in "You're also a Ninomiya." (Thanks hidekodahlia for catching my mistake!)
6 - Ankake is a thick startchy sauce.
7 - In Japanese, "Mou, ii yo"
8 - As in if he orders it from a restaurant or buys it at a convenience store.
9 - In Japanese, the word for "teaspoon" is literally "small spoon."
10 - In Japanese, "Saikou!"
11 - Haori
12 - This is sort of similar to saying "like", "um", or "kind of/sort of" in English. It doesn't have any real meaning, it just buys time in a sentence.
13 - He means that if you wash your hair after your body is already clean, you'll get dirty shampoo water on your clean body.
14 - This is the name of a famous Kabuki play.
15 - Aiba isn't implying that Ohno swings both ways, just that to get along with Ohno whether you're a man or a woman, the same things are true.
16 - In Japanese comedy, the person that's "tsukkomi" is the one that is sharp-witted and makes fun of the "boke," who plays the dumb or silly guy.
17 - Aiba is...not very bright ^^;; He's trying to use a metaphor about domestic products to talk about Nino. I THINK what he's getting at is that no matter what country Nino is in, he's always very Japanese, that he's genuine, and that he's hard working.
18 - Japanese people believe that people with blood type A are really serious and neat freaks. Everyone in Arashi is type A (save for Aiba who's AB), so Sho means that Jun is even more serious than everyone else.